A documentary on the origins and evolution of the Cajun identity is set to premiere on LPB Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021.
Filmmaker Nathan Rabalais’s film, “Finding Cajun,” will be analyzing the topic from a critical and historical perspective. The film will compare present-day Acadians in maritime Canada, who are supposedly at the root of Cajun ethnicity, to Cajun culture in Louisiana. It will also explore how cultural and racial labels in our state have shifted, especially over the last 70 years, and addresses the stakes of maintaining and/or losing heritage languages.